Mosque of the Three Doors
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The Mosque of the Three Doors is a small 9th-century mosque in Kairouan, Tunisia, renowned for its distinctive triple-arched façade and one of the oldest sculpted stone inscriptions in Islamic architecture.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Mosque of the Three Doors canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T1074474 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Mosque of the Three Doors Context triple: [Kairouan, hasPart, Mosque of the Three Doors]
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A.
Alaeddin Mosque
Alaeddin Mosque is a historic Seljuk-era congregational mosque in Konya, Turkey, renowned for its architectural significance and role as a former royal mosque and burial place of Seljuk sultans.
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B.
Kebir-Jami Mosque
Kebir-Jami Mosque is a historic and prominent Crimean Tatar mosque in Simferopol, known as one of the oldest Islamic religious buildings in Crimea.
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C.
Aziziye Mosque
Aziziye Mosque is an Ottoman-era mosque in Konya, Turkey, noted for its distinctive baroque-influenced architecture and richly decorated interior.
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D.
Yivli Minaret Mosque
Yivli Minaret Mosque is a historic Seljuk-era mosque in Antalya, Turkey, renowned for its fluted brick minaret that has become a symbol of the city.
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E.
Al Rifa'i Mosque
Al Rifa'i Mosque is a grand 19th–20th century royal mosque in Cairo, Egypt, known for housing the tombs of Egyptian royals and notable Middle Eastern leaders.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Mosque of the Three Doors Target entity description: The Mosque of the Three Doors is a small 9th-century mosque in Kairouan, Tunisia, renowned for its distinctive triple-arched façade and one of the oldest sculpted stone inscriptions in Islamic architecture.
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A.
Alaeddin Mosque
Alaeddin Mosque is a historic Seljuk-era congregational mosque in Konya, Turkey, renowned for its architectural significance and role as a former royal mosque and burial place of Seljuk sultans.
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B.
Kebir-Jami Mosque
Kebir-Jami Mosque is a historic and prominent Crimean Tatar mosque in Simferopol, known as one of the oldest Islamic religious buildings in Crimea.
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C.
Aziziye Mosque
Aziziye Mosque is an Ottoman-era mosque in Konya, Turkey, noted for its distinctive baroque-influenced architecture and richly decorated interior.
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D.
Yivli Minaret Mosque
Yivli Minaret Mosque is a historic Seljuk-era mosque in Antalya, Turkey, renowned for its fluted brick minaret that has become a symbol of the city.
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E.
Al Rifa'i Mosque
Al Rifa'i Mosque is a grand 19th–20th century royal mosque in Cairo, Egypt, known for housing the tombs of Egyptian royals and notable Middle Eastern leaders.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (48)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
historic monument
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mosque ⓘ |
| architecturalStyle | Islamic architecture ⓘ |
| centuryOfConstruction | 9th century ⓘ |
| city | Kairouan ⓘ |
| constructionEnd | 866 ⓘ |
| constructionStart | 866 ⓘ |
| continent | Africa ⓘ |
| country | Tunisia ⓘ |
| countryCapitalNearest | Tunis ⓘ |
| culturalSignificance | important example of early Islamic architecture in Ifriqiya ⓘ |
| denomination | Sunni Islam ⓘ |
| foundedBy | Muhammad ibn Khairun ⓘ |
| founderOrigin |
Islamic Spain
ⓘ
surface form:
al-Andalus
|
| hasArchitecturalElement |
courtyard
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mihrab ⓘ prayer hall ⓘ sculpted stone inscription ⓘ stone frieze ⓘ stucco decoration ⓘ three arched doorways ⓘ |
| hasFaçadeFeature | triple-arched façade ⓘ |
| hasMinaret | no ⓘ |
| heritageStatus | part of UNESCO World Heritage Site Medina of Kairouan ⓘ |
| inscriptionFunction | commemorative inscription ⓘ |
| inscriptionLanguage | Arabic ⓘ |
| inscriptionMaterial | stone ⓘ |
| inscriptionMentions |
date 866
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founder Muhammad ibn Khairun ⓘ |
| inscriptionType | Kufic script inscription ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
Kairouan
ⓘ
Kairouan ⓘ
surface form:
Medina of Kairouan
North Africa ⓘ |
| locatedInHistoricQuarter |
Kairouan
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surface form:
old city of Kairouan
|
| locatedNear | Great Mosque of Kairouan ⓘ |
| notableFor |
distinctive triple-arched façade
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early example of exterior decorative façade in Islamic architecture ⓘ one of the oldest sculpted stone inscriptions in Islamic architecture ⓘ |
| orientation | towards Mecca ⓘ |
| region | Kairouan Governorate ⓘ |
| relativeSize | small mosque ⓘ |
| religion | Islam ⓘ |
| roofType | flat roof ⓘ |
| tourismAttraction | yes ⓘ |
| UNESCOWorldHeritageSite |
Kairouan
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surface form:
Medina of Kairouan
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| usesMaterial |
brick
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stone ⓘ stucco ⓘ |
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Subject: Mosque of the Three Doors Description of subject: The Mosque of the Three Doors is a small 9th-century mosque in Kairouan, Tunisia, renowned for its distinctive triple-arched façade and one of the oldest sculpted stone inscriptions in Islamic architecture.
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